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The Missoula Police Department on Wednesday touched on some of its likely requests as the city begins its annual budgeting process, which is expected to run throughout the summer.

A man who fled law enforcement early Tuesday in Missoula and brandished a weapon was fatally shot, the Missoula Police Department said.

Missoula law enforcement on Tuesday identified the 28-year-old man who fired a gun near the Johnson Street shelter last weekend as Martin Pelayo-Olmedo.

Several members of the City Council on Monday night remembered Missoula Police Department Sgt. Jerry Odlin's dedication to the city, his job and family before his passing last week.

A 20 year-old male was taken into custody early Thursday after the Missoula Police Department responded to reports of gunshots off South Russell Street.

A Spokane man was convicted in Missoula District Court this week on three felony counts of criminal possession with the intent to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills and a large quantity of black tar heroin, the Missoula County Attorney's Office said.

Unreliable equipment and changing expectations around policing are fueling new requests in this year's Missoula Police Department budget, including the need for dependable car and body cameras, and several new vehicles.

athan Moreno, 24, is facing charges of attempted deliberate homicide and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

A man is being held pending a charge of attempted deliberate homicide following a Thursday morning stabbing in Midtown Missoula.

All but one voting member of the City Council on Monday night approved a collective bargaining agreement with the Missoula Police Department in a move that brings officers' pay closer to the market average.